The Wavro Blog
Rota planning, labour cost and working time rules, written for the people who run small UK shift teams.
General
UK rest breaks and rota rules every small shift team has to follow
The Working Time Regulations set minimum breaks, daily rest and weekly hours. Here is what they mean for a rota in a café, shop, salon, gym or clinic.
By Wavro team · 5 min read
Cafés & restaurants
Café labour cost percentage: what good looks like
Labour is the biggest controllable line in a café after stock. Here is how to work out your labour cost percentage, what the UK bands look like, and how to fix a high one.
By Wavro team · 4 min read